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Chinook Winds
In Colorado and along the eastern flank of the Rocky Mountains, Chinook winds can raise a midwinter thermometer from sub zero to a balmy 50 degrees in a matter of […]
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Canada lynx
It may be called the Canada lynx, but the wild feline with black tips on its tufted ears and tail has been recorded in Colorado since the nineteenth century.
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Coyotes
Coyote was here first. Cousin of the family dog, the wily coyote is native to the West and plays the part of the trickster in many native legends.
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Plesiosaur
Some say Scotland’s Loch Ness monster is a Plesiosaur – a prehistoric reptile with two sets of flippers and an exceedingly long neck.
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Never Summer Mountains
The Never Summer Mountains are a striking sight: saw-toothed and snow-capped much, if not all, of the year – a stark collection of 17 prominent peaks just west of Rocky […]
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Carnations
The carnation grows quite well in Colorado’s plentiful sunshine and cool nights.
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Palmer Lake Star
It’s a particularly American phenomenon: hillside letters and mountain monograms that hover high over towns and campuses across the West.
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Daddy Bruce Randolph
Every November, thousands of Denverites in need receive a Thanksgiving meal because of the big-hearted owner of a barbeque joint.
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Lon Chaney
He was called “the man of 1000 faces.” Lon Chaney was born in Colorado Springs in 1883.
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Grand Mesa
It peaks at just 11,000 feet, but as the largest flat-topped mountain in the world, and it certainly lives up to its name: Grand Mesa. Broad and wide, Grand Mesa […]
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Louviers
Near Highlands Ranch, the quiet town of Louviers has an explosive history – literally.
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Enos Mills
One of Colorado’s crown jewels might not exist but for a chance meeting on a beach in California. Enos Mills was only 15 when he homesteaded near Estes Park.
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Douglas County Courthouse Fire
Douglas County once stretched all the way to the Kansas border.
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Hummingbirds
With tiny wings zinging 70 times a second, a hummingbird makes a familiar sound in Colorado’s late summer.
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Antipodes
Contrary to a popular expression, in this country you cannot dig a hole straight to China. Two points positioned on opposite sides of the globe are called antipodes.
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